Need a Green Juice Recipe? 3 Tasty Favorites

Let's face it, most green juices aren't very pretty -- and they may conjure up painful memories of your mom forcing you to eat strained peas. But the ingredients in today's packaged juice concoctions often go beyond healthful green veggies. In...

Let's face it, most green juices aren't very pretty -- and they may conjure up painful memories of your mom forcing you to eat strained peas.

But the ingredients in today's packaged juice concoctions often go beyond healthful green veggies. In fact, most boast more fruit juices and nectars than dense green veggies. Instead of something green (like celery, cucumber, spinach, kale or kiwi), you'll see apple juice listed as the first ingredient. While there's nothing wrong with apple juice, if you paid for a nutrient-dense green veggie drink, that's what you should get -- you just won't find it on a store shelf.

Since the concoctions they whip up at the health food store often look less than appetizing, we asked Registered Dietitian Patricia Bannan, author of Eat Right When Time is Tight, for 3 green juice recipes that won’t make you gag.

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Post-Workout Green Smoothie: Jump-start your recovery with this high-protein green drink. Clocking in at under 200 calories, this green drink packs in 15g of protein and more than a quarter of your daily potassium.